Where does “hærfesttid” come from?

hærfesttid (Old English) comes from Old English hærfest, from Proto-West Germanic harbist, from Proto-Germanic harbistaz, from Proto-Germanic harbaz, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

hærfesttid (Old English): autumn

Definitions

  1. autumn

Ancestry of “hærfesttid”, step by step

hærfesttid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hærfest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhærfestharvest; autumn
2Proto-West Germanicharbistharvest
3Proto-Germanicharbistazharvest; autumn, fall
4Proto-Germanicharbaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Old English tīd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtīdtime, period, season; period, season, time;...
2Proto-Germanictīdiztime; period, interval
3Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₂itisinterval, period of time
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harbaz →